Colleagues may be interested in Michael Batty's new book *The New Science of Cities *(just published in 2013 by MIT Press). There is a detailed description on his web site www.complexcity.info of the book and its contents: http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/new-science-cities and http://www.amazon.com/The-Science-Cities-Michael-Batty/dp/0262019523 List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPreamble I Foundations and Prerequisites1 Building a Science of Cities2 Ebb and Flow: Interaction, Gravity, and Potential 473 Connections and Correlations: The Science of Networks II The Science of Cities4 The Growth of Cities: Rank, Size, and Clocks5 Hierarchies and Networks6 Urban Structure as Space Syntax7 Distance in Complex Networks8 Fractal Growth and Form9 Urban Simulation III The Science of Design10 Hierarchical Design11 Markovian Design Machines12 A Theory for Collective Action13 Urban Development as Exchange14 Plan Design as Committee Decision Making Conclusions: A Future Science ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index -- CASA UCL 90 Tottenham Court Road London WC1 6BT